Breath and blood test could spot lung cancer earlier, reduce false positives
NCT ID NCT07370077
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a new way to screen for early lung cancer using a combination of breath analysis, blood tests, and CT scans. Researchers aim to reduce the high rate of false positives from CT scans alone. They will enroll 1,800 participants, including people with lung cancer, benign nodules, and healthy controls, to build a more accurate diagnostic model.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multi-omics diagnostic test (breath and blood analysis plus CT imaging)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more accurate, non-invasive screening method for early lung cancer, reducing unnecessary biopsies and false alarms.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The new method may not prove more accurate than current CT screening, and results may not apply to all populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This study proposes to prospectively recruit participants with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer, benign pulmonary lesions (including tuberculosis, hamartomas, inflammatory conditions, etc.), and healthy individuals undergoing medical examinations at Peking University People's Hospital, Rongcheng County People's Hospital in Xiong'an, Tangshan Workers' Hospital, Union Hospital affiliated with Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and the 731 Hospital of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria 1. Age \>18 years old. 2. Availability of both exhaled breath and peripheral blood samples, and raw CT image data; the collection time is within one month before biopsy or surgical resection, and the subject has not received any treatment in between. 3. Pulmonary nodular lesions identified by chest CT with a diameter \< 3 cm. 4. Pulmonary nodular lesions must be surgically resected and have complete, definitive pathological information regarding their benign or malignant nature. 5. No prior history of malignant tumors. 6. Has not received anti-tumor treatments such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or targeted therapy. 7. Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria 1. Missing clinical data or incomplete sample collection. 2. Presence or suspicion of active infection or other severe co-morbidities. 3. Abnormal liver or kidney function. 4. Indefinite or inconclusive postoperative pathological results.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking University People's Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 10010, China
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